Re:Why I'm quitting the Washington Post
by Mistletoe on Friday January 03, 2025 @08:23PM
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The boot licking towards Trump and donations to the inauguration etc. have truly turned my stomach this time. Feels like we are living in the Dark Ages and giving bribes to a dark lord. At least have some self respect.
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What boggles my mind is that anyone is surprised by this. All of this has happened before. All of this will happen again.
Re:Why I'm quitting the Washington Post
by ivewonyoung on Saturday January 04, 2025 @12:33AM
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Why only this time? It didn't turn your stomach when corporates donated to Biden's inauguration?
Re:Why I'm quitting the Washington Post
by paxunix on Saturday January 04, 2025 @02:24AM
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It's that the guy who won this time is a horrible human being and is the head of a party that seems barely interested in governing, but more in enriching themselves even if it means sacrificing rights and privileges of those they govern. The guy that won last time is not as horrible a human being and was interested in governing for all Americans.
So when the oligarch heads of companies decide to donate to the new guy's big party, it's tantamount to simply ignoring all the truly shitty things the new guy and his party have done and have said they're going to do, because it's more important to the oligarchs that the real power in the land[1] look favourably upon them and their designs. It has been made abundantly clear that currying that favour costs money.
[1] Make no mistake, the US government is more powerful than all of the tech companies in the country and its new leader intends to wield that power as capriciously as he sees fit.